merguez
/mɛɹˈɡɛz/noun
merguez is spelled M-E-R-G-U-E-Z: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, merguez means “A red, spicy sausage from North Africa, made with lamb or beef” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in merguez?
| Letters | 7: M-E-R-G-U-E-Z |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 44 million words; the 204,233rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is merguez?
Merguez appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce merguez?
- UK /mɛəˈɡɛz/
- US /mɛɹˈɡɛz/
Merguez has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with merguez?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as merguez from its last stressed vowel (/ɛz/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
What does merguez mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A red, spicy sausage from North Africa, made with lamb or beef.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does merguez come from?
From French merguez, from Algerian Arabic مرقاز (margāz).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).